Game.



H. STOUT.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27,1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

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Attorneys Witnesses group 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAM STOUT. OF KINGMAN, KANSAS.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Pvc it known that I, Hilmar SToUr, a citizen ot the United States, residing at King man, inthe county of Kingman and Slate of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Game. ol" which the following is a specific: tion.

(hie object of the present invention is to provide a card game, the playing ot which will instruct the players in geography7 and impart statistical information with respect to the geogra|` hieal subdivisions depicted upon the several cards ot the deck.

further object of the invention is to provide a card game in which the players may be instructed in the relative uaetulness ot' animals.

A further object of the invention is to provide a card game in which. simultaneously` the relative usefulness ot' animals may be taught. simultaneously with the imparting ot geographical and statifs'tical information.

'ith the foregoing and other objects in View. which will appear ras the description proceeds. the invention resides in the combination and arrangement ot' parts and in the details ot construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment ot' invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ot what is claimed without departing trom the spirit oi" the invention.

In the drawings. the deck is shown in a single perspective Figure, wherein sundry ot the cardoI are separated.

The deck pre'lerably` although notv necessarily, comprises fifty-Seven ca rdS. The cards are divided into two groups'. one of which groups is indicated by the numeral l and the other of which groups is indicated by the numeral i. Iach card is provided with a picture of au animal as indicated aty rIhe cards are inscribed with numerals as shown at al. The numerals l are so applied to the cards that the most useful animal will be designated by the. highest numeral. the animal having least utility being designated by an intermediate numeral havingr a negative value. In the present instance. although not necessarily. the numerals run irom fit'tyseven to one. there being titty-seven cards in the deck. Further, those animals which are shown upon the cards ot group l are supposed to be worthy of preerration. those animalsI which are shown upon the cards ot' meriting extinction. 'lhe numerals Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 27, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

serial No. 706,252.

upon the cards of group 1 are given a higher value than the numerals upon the cards of group 3, and to this end, the numerals of group 1 are indicated by a plus signl as shown atl 5, the numerals of the cards of group 2 being indicated by a minus sign, as lchown at 6. Below the picture. ot each animal there is a short legend 7 setting forth descriptive matter peculiar to the animal shown upon the card.

Each card carries a inap S, showing a geographical sub-division in which the animal lQhown upon the particular card, is abundant. Each card carries a statement ot' the total population as shown at 10, the capital city is .set t'orth as at ll, and the largest city is designated as shown at 12.

The deck hercinbefore described, may be employed for playing a large variety of games, three ot which will be described.

In playing one game, the entire deck is dealt. out among those sitting,r in. The age places one card upon the table aud the other players follow, with one. card, terminating with the dealer. Suppose that: the first player has deposited the card bearing the picture of a horse, as .shown in the drawings, the second player depositingr the card bearing the picture ot a snake. and the third player depositing the` card bearing the picture of a rat. The lirst player, since his card bears the highest nunieral, to-wit, the numeral 57, would take the trick. The 11umerals upon the several cards will then be added together algebraically, the sum, in the present instance, being 2T, since the numerals minus Q9 and minus l are to be sul tracted from the numeral plus 5T. Obviously, if the minus cards exceed in numerical vaille., the plus cards, the player who takes the trick will enter a minus lscore, or be placed in the hole.

Another game may be played as follows: The cards are placedy upon the table as be- `tore. Iresupposing t-hat the same cards above referred to, were played, the person playing the card bearing the, map ot the United States, could take the trick, since the population Shown upon that fard, is greater than the population shown upon any ot' the other cards. Any portion ot the'numeral 10 which indicates the population, may be employed. Thus, millions only may be dealt with, the score being 91, plus T, plus 1, making the score 9S) in all. Certain cards, such, for instance as the card peculiar to the District of Columbia, may be given a double value, While other cards such as the cardg meritmg extinction.

peculiar to the Territory of Alaska, may be given but half value, the cards peculiar to the insular possessions being given a onequarter value.

In playing another form of game, the value of each card may be found by adding the numeral indicated at 4 to the first ligure of the numeral indicated at 10. Thus, in the case of the card shown at the left hand end of the figure, 57, the numeral peculiar to that card, added to l, the population of the. State of Kansas in even millions, givesthe value 58 for the card in question. By this procedure, the utility of the animal, its geographical location, certain statistical information relative to the geographical subdivision, and arithmetical training, are derived.

Taken as a Whole, the deck is useful in imparting informaticn relative to the utility of animals, and to their habitat, useful geographical information and a training in arithmetic, being derived, simultaneously.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. A deck of cards bearing the pictures of animals, the cards carrying numerals indicating the relative usefulness of the animals, those numerals which indicate animals meriting preservation having a higher value than those numerals which indicate animals i2. A deck of cards bearing the pictures of animals, the cards carrymg numerals indicating the relative usefulness of the animals,

I those numerals which indicate animals meriting preservation having a higher Value than those numerals which ind/ille animals meriting extinction, each card having a map depicting the habitat of the animal shown upon the card.

3. A deck of cards bearing the pictures of animals, the cards carrying numerals indicating the relative usefulness of the animals, those numerals which indicate animals meriting preservation being designated by a positive sign, and those numerals which indicate animals n'ieriting extinction being designated by a negative sign; each card carrying a inap, and being provided with a statistical numeral peculiar to the territory shown in the map, each map depicting the habitat of the animal upon the card.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oivn, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HIRAM STOUT. lVitnesses GEO. L. HAY, CLAUDE RICHARDSON. 

